Friday marked the fifth day of testimony in the trial of Aita Gurung, the man accused of killing his wife with a meat cleaver in 2017. The main focus of the trial on Friday was the days leading up to the alleged attack.On Oct. 7, 2017, the Burlington Police Department responded to a call at the Old North End Variety Store where Gurung was attempting to buy alcohol without an ID or wallet. “Before I exited the cruiser he was sitting on the crate and he stood up and I got out of the cruiser walked towards him and he had his arms up in the air like he was surrendering,” said Lt. Michael Henry, Burlington PD. Multiple officers testified that Gurung told them he was hearing voices and even asked officers to buy him a beer. The defense hoped this testimony would continue to demonstrate Gurung’s odd behavior and support his insanity plea.Later in the day, UVM psychiatrist William Horn took the stand who evaluated and treated Gurung in 2015. “Aita reiterated that he had been hearing auditory hallucinations for the last several months and hears a number of different voices, some of which he does not recognize. The voices will often tell him to do things,” Horn said.Horn also testified that he believes a lot of Gurung’s mental health issues stem from anxiety and depression rather than alcohol consumption. Gurung’s trial resumes on Monday and NBC 5 will have the latest updates.
Friday marked the fifth day of testimony in the trial of Aita Gurung, the man accused of killing his wife with a meat cleaver in 2017. The main focus of the trial on Friday was the days leading up to the alleged attack.
On Oct. 7, 2017, the Burlington Police Department responded to a call at the Old North End Variety Store where Gurung was attempting to buy alcohol without an ID or wallet.
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“Before I exited the cruiser he was sitting on the crate and he stood up and I got out of the cruiser walked towards him and he had his arms up in the air like he was surrendering,” said Lt. Michael Henry, Burlington PD.
Multiple officers testified that Gurung told them he was hearing voices and even asked officers to buy him a beer.
The defense hoped this testimony would continue to demonstrate Gurung’s odd behavior and support his insanity plea.
Later in the day, UVM psychiatrist William Horn took the stand who evaluated and treated Gurung in 2015.
“Aita reiterated that he had been hearing auditory hallucinations for the last several months and hears a number of different voices, some of which he does not recognize. The voices will often tell him to do things,” Horn said.
Horn also testified that he believes a lot of Gurung’s mental health issues stem from anxiety and depression rather than alcohol consumption.
Gurung’s trial resumes on Monday and NBC 5 will have the latest updates.
